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News, opinions, and stats in the changing world of book publishingFri, 18 Jan 2019 16:50:50 +0000en-UShourly1Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 1/14-1/18http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PublishingTrends/~3/uhrHjuB-Jv4/
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http://www.publishingtrends.com/2019/01/people-round-up-mid-january-2019/#respondMon, 14 Jan 2019 21:20:01 +0000http://www.publishingtrends.com/?p=8245PEOPLE Mike Evans has joined McGraw-Hill as Chief Financial Officer. He was previously Chief Operating Officer and CFO at Renaissance, a company specializing in learning analytics for pre-K through 12th grade. At Thomas Nelson, Timothy Paulson has joined as VP and Publisher, beginning February 4. He was most recently General Manager, Science Brands at Kalmbach...Continue Reading

Mike Evans has joined McGraw-Hill as Chief Financial Officer. He was previously Chief Operating Officer and CFO at Renaissance, a company specializing in learning analytics for pre-K through 12th grade.

At Thomas Nelson, Timothy Paulson has joined as VP and Publisher, beginning February 4. He was most recently General Manager, Science Brands at Kalmbach Media. Kristopher Kam joins HarperCollins Children’s Publishing as Publicist, moving over from his previous position as Associate Publicist at St. Martin’s Press.

Peter Mendelsund, longtime Associate Art Director at Knopf, has been named Creative Director of The Atlantic. His frequent design partner Oliver Munday will become Senior Art Director. Both begin in February.

At the American Psychological Association’s APA Books and Magination Press, Kerry Cahill joins as Sales Director and Emma All joins as Sales Specialist. Cahill was previously Sales Director at Johns Hopkins University Press, where All was Publicist.

At Avid Reader Press, Jordan Rodman joins as Deputy Director of Publicity. Most recently she was a freelance publicist for Dave Eggers and Nathan Englander. Cassie Malmo, formerly Cassie McGinty, has joined Simon Spotlight as Publicity Manager, moving over from her role as Senior Publicist at Disney Publishing Worldwide. Also joining the publicity team are Lauren Carr, Publicist, formerly Publicist at Bonnier Publishing, and Annika Voss, Digital and Social Marketing Coordinator, formerly Marketing Operations Assistant at Scholastic. At Simon & Schuster Children’s, Caroline Osborn joins as Subsidiary Rights Manager. She had been Assistant Subrights Manager at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Carina Guiterman joins Simon & Schuster as Editor, moving over from the same position at Little, Brown. Lisa Lauria, formerly Copywriter at Toys R Us joins the imprint as Editor. Senior Editor Ira Silverberg has left Simon & Schuster after three years with the company.

Iris Hsieh joins Penguin Random House International as Associate Director, China Sales & Product Management. She has been working as Associate Marketing Manager for Taylor & Francis. Marnie Cochran has become Executive Editor at Harmony and Rodale, having worked previously as Executive Editor at Ballantine. Lindsay Rose will join Dutton as Executive Editor on January 22. Most recently she was Senior Editor at Grand Central. At Portfolio, Trish Daly, previously Editor at Little, Brown and Company, joins as Senior Editor. Meanwhile, Frank Steinart, Chief Human Resources Officer at Penguin Random House, will leave the company after the first quarter of 2019. Marian Wood, VP and Publisher of Marian Wood Books, departed at the end of 2018, as did Bruce Nygren, Senior Editor at WaterBrook & Multnomah.

At Scribd, Greg Voynow joins as Head of Audio and Content Partnerships. He most recently oversaw business development at New York Public Radio. In addition, Stacey Nathan has joined as Content Acquisition Associate.

Bryan Kinney has joined Reed Exhibitions as Sales Manager. Most recently he was Marketing and Events Director for Publishers Weekly.

Theresa Park and Celeste Fine have founded a new literary agency together, Park & Fine Literary and Media, which combines the existing Park Literary & Media with Fine’s client roster and a number of her colleagues from Sterling Lord Literistic. They will run the agency jointly as Co-Founders and Partners. Joining along with Fine, who was VP at Sterling Lord, are John Maas, formerly Agent and now Executive Director, Editorial Development and Strategy; Sarah Passick, formerly Associate Literary Agent and now Executive Director, New Business and Relationships; and Jaidree Braddix and Anna Petkovich, both formerly Associate Literary Agents and now Literary Agents.

In other agency news…Lucinda Karter joins Trident Literary Agency as Senior Foreign Rights Agent. Most recently she was Agent and Foreign Rights Manager at the Jennifer Lyons Agency. At Thompson Literary Agency, Ashley Collom joins as Literary Agent, moving over from her previous position as Agent and Head Assistant at DeFiore and Company. John Butman is joining Kneerim & Williams as Affiliated Agent; he is the Founder and Principal of Idea Platforms, Inc.

Cara Bedick has joined Chronicle Books as Executive Editor of Mark Tauber’s new, to-be-named imprint. Previously she was Senior Editor at Touchstone.

At Audible, Kerri Kolen joins as Executive Editor, Originals. She was most recently Executive Editor at Putnam.

Anne Goldberg joins Phaidon in New York as Project Editor, Food. Previously she was Associate Editor at Ten Speed Press.

Samantha Simon has joined Houghton Mifflin Harcourt as Associate Marketing Manager, Lifestyle. Most recently she was Digital Content Manager at Coaction Public Relations.

At Diversion Books, Melanie Madden has joined as Editor, Nonfiction. She was previously Acquiring and Development Editor at The Quarto Group.

Andrea Concaildi joins Sourcebooks as Marketing Associate, Ecommerce.

PROMOTIONS

Andy Ward has been promoted to SVP of the Random House imprint, where Michelle Jasmine moves up to Associate Director of Publicity and Mary Moates becomes Publicist while Molly Turpin moves up to Editor. Paige McInerney has been promoted to EVP, Director of Human Resources for Penguin Random House US. Christina Foxley has been promoted to Director, Marketing for Harmony and Rodale, where Donna Loffredo becomes Senior Editor and Michele Eniclerico becomes Associate Editor. Rachel Aldrich has been promoted to Assistant Marketing Manager for Crown and Crown Archetype. Derek Reed becomes Senior Editor for Currency, Convergent, and Crown Forum. Also at Crown, Meghan Houser has been promoted to Editor and Rose Fox to Associate Editor, while Jon Darga and Jillian Buckley both move up to become Assistant Editor; in the rights department, Rachel Berkowitz is now Deputy Director of Foreign Rights and Claire Posner becomes Associate Manager, Subsidiary Rights. David Moench becomes Director of Publicity, Del Rey. At Ballantine Bantam Dell, Sara Weiss has been promoted to Executive Editor and Emily Hartley and Elana Seplow-Jolley become Editors. Additionally, Bridget Kearney becomes Publishing Coordinator, Business Insights and Thomas Yuhas moves up to Senior Analyst, Business Insights, while Allison Schuster is now Senior Marketing Manager, Colleen Nuccio becomes Assistant Marketing Manager, and Ashleigh Heaton becomes Assistant Marketing Manager for both BBD and Del Rey. At Clarkson Potter, Stephanie Davis is now Assistant Director, Marketing, while Amanda Englander has been promoted to Executive Editor and Angelin Borsics moves up to Senior Editor. Kaitlin Ketchum has been promoted to Associate Editorial Director at Ten Speed Press alongside Kelly Snowden; also at that imprint, Chloe Rawlins moves up to Art Director, Lizzie Allen to Senior Designer, and Eleanor Thacher to Marketing and Publicity Associate. At Dutton, Emily Canders moves up to Publicity Manager. Andrea Posner-Sanchez has been promoted to Editorial Director of Little Golden Books and Sesame Street. At Penguin Young Readers, Brianna Lockhart has been promoted to Manager, Trade Marketing and Lyana Salcedo has been promoted to Marketing Coordinator, while Tracy Heydweiller moves up to Senior Manager of Production. At Berkley, Roxanne Jones is now Publicist. And at Random House Children’s, Elena Meuse and Sydney Tillman are both now Associate Publicists.

At Hachette Book Group, Dylan Hoke has been promoted to SVP, Publishing Operations and Strategy. Ruiko Tokunaga is now Executive Director, Print Production. At Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Lisa Yoskowitz has been promoted to Editorial Director, Nonfiction. Charlie Ilgunas has been promoted to Associate Editor, little bee books and Yellow Jacket, while Rebecca Webster moves up to Senior Editor of BuzzPop.

Jennifer Barth has been promoted to SVP at Harper. At HarperCollins Children’s Publishing, Olivia Russo is now Director, Publicity and Haley George is now Associate Publicist. Cami Miller is now Director for Mass Market Sales at HarperCollins Christian Publishing. And at William Morrow, Eliza Rosenberry has become Senior Publicity Manager and Camille Collins becomes Publicity Manager.

Barry Brover has moved up to become EVP, Operations of Barnes & Noble Education and EVP of Barnes & Noble College. Thomas D. Donohue will succeed Brover as EVP, CFO of Barnes & Noble Education.

At Tom Doherty Associates, Lucille Rettino has been promoted to VP, Associate Publisher, Director of Marketing and Publicity. Claire Eddy moves up to Executive Editor at Tor/Forge, while Carl Engle-Laird becomes Editor at Tor.com. Jackson Howard has become Assistant Editor at Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

Chris Bauerle is now VP, Director of Sales and Marketing at Sourcebooks, and Anna Michaels moves up to Editorial Director, Sourcebooks and Poisoned Pen Press.

At Lerner Publishing Group, Rachel Zugschwert has been promoted to VP, Marketing, and Greg Hunter has been promoted to Editorial Director, Graphic Universe.

Princeton University Press sees a number of promotions across its offices. In America, Julie Haav has been promoted to Associate Global Promotions Director, Sara Henning-Stout to Promotions Manager, Sciences, and both Nathalie Levine and Alyssa Sanford to Promotions Associates. Also moving up are Barbara Tonetti, Academic Special Sales and Marketing Associate; Jennifer Zuccaro, Special Sales and Marketing Associate; and Lisa Black, Permissions Manager. Leslie Nangle is now Associate Director, Marketing Operations. Debra Liese becomes Curator of Ideas and Partnerships. Matthew Taylor has become Promotions Associate, Sciences, while Stephanie Rojas moves into the role of Digital Promotions Specialist. And in Oxford, Caroline Priday becomes Global Promotions Director and Julia Hall becomes Head of Marketing, Europe.

DULY NOTED

Nation Books has been renamed Bold Type Books. The Nation Institute itself has also changed its name to Type Media Center.

The Authors Guild Foundation is offering its members and other interested travelers an all-inclusive trip to Jordan April 15-25. The tour will introduce Jordan and its many important historical, cultural, and archeological sites, and provides an opportunity to experience the country through its writers, journalists, publishers, and booksellers. For more information, click here.

IN MEMORIAM

Robin Seaman, Director of Content Acquisition at Benetech, passed away suddenly on January 7 in the San Francisco Bay area from complications due to an infection. She was 68. A memorial is being planned.

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http://www.publishingtrends.com/2019/01/top-5-publishing-articles-blog-posts-of-the-week-1-7-1-11/#respondFri, 11 Jan 2019 16:50:45 +0000http://www.publishingtrends.com/?p=8240­Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Will scholarly publishing have to choose between better science and open science? Barnes & Noble announced improved comparable sales this...Continue Reading

]]>­Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know.

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http://www.publishingtrends.com/2019/01/top-5-publishing-articles-blog-posts-of-the-week-12-31-1-4/#respondFri, 04 Jan 2019 16:50:24 +0000http://www.publishingtrends.com/?p=8235­Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. What’s driving the acceleration of publishing? Will Plan S change the landscape of open access? Can publishers design for responsibility?...Continue Reading

]]>­Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know.

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http://www.publishingtrends.com/2019/01/international-bestsellers-december-2018/#respondWed, 02 Jan 2019 21:54:53 +0000http://www.publishingtrends.com/?p=8233Every month, Publishing Trends runs fiction international bestsellers lists from four territories–France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. This month, our four regular territories are joined by two more: Ireland and South Korea. Those books that have been published in English are listed with their official English-language title. All others are translated as literally as possible from...Continue Reading

]]>Every month, Publishing Trends runs fiction international bestsellers lists from four territories–France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. This month, our four regular territories are joined by two more: Ireland and South Korea. Those books that have been published in English are listed with their official English-language title. All others are translated as literally as possible from the original. Where applicable, the US publisher is listed after the local publisher, separated by a “/”. The lists are taken from major newspapers or national retailers, which are noted at the bottom of each list.

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http://www.publishingtrends.com/2018/12/top-5-publishing-predictions-posts-for-2019/#respondFri, 28 Dec 2018 16:50:43 +0000http://www.publishingtrends.com/?p=8223Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. As we enter the new year, we are instead posting 5 links to articles with predictions for the publishing industry in 2019. Rob Eagar predicts what authors and publishers are facing in the new year. Kris Rausch surveys the state of...Continue Reading

]]>Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. As we enter the new year, we are instead posting 5 links to articles with predictions for the publishing industry in 2019.

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http://www.publishingtrends.com/2018/12/top-5-publishing-articles-blog-posts-of-the-week-12-17-12-21/#respondFri, 21 Dec 2018 19:50:40 +0000http://www.publishingtrends.com/?p=8212­Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Why is the Bad Sex in Fiction Award so frequently won by men? Are there limits to publishing’s gratitude movement?...Continue Reading

­Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know.

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http://www.publishingtrends.com/2018/12/top-5-publishing-articles-blog-posts-of-the-week-12-10-12-14/#commentsFri, 14 Dec 2018 16:50:04 +0000http://www.publishingtrends.com/?p=8201Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Has the teen rom-com changed or rebranded? How are some late-night TV hosts bringing books into the spotlight? English-language sales of Canadian authors...Continue Reading

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As a consequence of October’s merger of Crown Publishing Group and Random House, Molly Stern, SVP and Publisher, is departing her position. EVP and Deputy Publisher David Drake will replace her. Gillian Blake, previously Editor-in-Chief at Henry Holt, will join as SVP and Editor-in-Chief of Crown Trade.

Elsewhere in the company…Katie Ziga will move over from her position as SVP, Executive Director, Business Operations at the former Crown Publishing Group to become SVP, Strategy and Finance at the Penguin Publishing Group beginning in January. Effective December 12, Gayley Avery joins DK as VP, Marketing and Publicity. She previously held the position of Marketing and Publicity Director at Bonnier. At Random House Children’s, Sara Sargent joins as Senior Executive Editor, having worked most recently as Executive Editor at Harper Children’s. Whitney Leopard, previously Editor at BOOM! Studios, joins Random House Graphic as Senior Editor. At Penguin, James Jayo, formerly Editor at Sterling Publishing, joins as Senior Editor, and Margaux Weisman joins as Editor, moving over from that position at Vintage/Anchor.

UK children’s publisher Imagine That has announced plans to set up a North American office in New York. Risa Beckett, most recently EVP, Sales & Marketing at Parragon, joins as VP, North American Sales.

Grand Central Publishing will fold its Life & Style imprint into the flagship list at the end of the year. Karen Murgolo, EVP and Editorial Director, will depart the company at that time. Additionally, Heather Fain, previously SVP and Director of Marketing Strategy at Hachette Book Group, has left that role to become Chief Marketing Officer at Pushkin Industries, the podcast company founded by Jacob Weisberg and Malcolm Gladwell. Elsewhere at HBG, John Radziewicz has retired from his position as VP and Publisher of Da Capo Press. At Grand Central Publishing, Staci Burt joins as Publicity Manager; she was previously Publicist at St. Martin’s Press.

Chris Ryall is rejoining IDW Media as President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer after leaving his position as Chief Creative Officer and Editor-in-Chief earlier this year. During the interim, he worked in the editorial department at Skybound Entertainment.

Beginning January 15, Gwydion Suilebhan will assume the position of Executive Director of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation. He is currently Director of Brand and Marketing for Woolly Mammoth Theater Company and is also a playwright, screenwriter, and poet.

Meghan O’Rourke will become Editor of The Yale Review on July 1, 2019, the 200th anniversary of the magazine’s founding. She is an author and has worked as Editor for The New Yorker, Slate, and The Paris Review.

At Arcadia Publishing, Paul Raffle is stepping down as COO, to be succeeded by former Perseus Books COO Charles Gallagher. Hampton Ryan joins Arcadia Books as Field Sales Representative. He previously worked at Waldenbooks, Borders, and Ingram Book Company.

At Tom Doherty Associates, Stephanie Sirabian, previously Associate Director, Advertising at Grand Central Publishing, joins as Associate Director of Advertising, Promotion, and Trade Operations. In addition, Jennifer McClelland-Smith joins as Marketing Manager for Forge Books. Most recently she was Marketing Coordinator at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. And at Celadon, Jaime Noven has joined as Marketing Manager, having worked previously as Publicity and Marketing Manager at The Monacelli Press.

Roisin Davis is now Director of Foreign Rights at Haymarket Books. She was previously Associate Agent at Roam Agency.

At the American Psychological Association’s APA Publishing arm, Emily Ekle joins as Director of Editorial Acquisitions for academic and professional books. Prior, she was Senior Acquisitions Editor at Elsevier.

In agency news…Cheryl Pientka has joined the Nancy Yost Literary Agency as Director of Foreign and Audio Rights. She was previously Director of Foreign and Subsidiary Rights at Jill Grinberg Literary Management. Marie Campbell is retiring as Transatlantic Agency Partner and Senior Agent but will remain on as an advisor. On March 1, Rick Christian will step down as Founder and CEO of Alive Literary Agency; the company has been sold internally to Bryan Norman, President, and Lisa Jackson, EVP.

Alison Petersen has joined Chronicle Books as Managing Editor, Entertainment. She was most recently Book Production Manager and Editorial Manager at The Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

At Workman, Ashley McPhee joins as Promotion Coordinator for the eponymous imprint. Previously, she was Children’s Book Editor at becker&mayer!.

At Abrams, Mary Marolla joins as Publicist, Children’s. She had been running her own freelance PR company, Mare Public Relations. Borana Greku, formerly Associate Marketing Manager at Macmillan, also joins as Marketing Manager.

At Holiday House, Talia Levitt, Della Farrell, and Eryn Levine have joined as Editorial Assistants. Levitt was previously Agent at Studio Goodwin Sturges; Farrell, Assistant Editor at School Library Journal; and Levine, Publishing Assistant at Penguin Random House Audio Publishing.

Publisher Andrew Hoyem and Senior Editor Diane Ketcham are retiring from Arion Press, the San Francisco publisher and fine letterpress printer. Day-to-day operations will be managed by current staff and the companies operating under the aegis of the Grabhorn Institute. Book Advisors continues to solicit and evaluate interest from potential investors and owners.

PROMOTIONS

Richard Rhorer has been promoted to VP, Deputy Publisher for the Simon & Schuster Publishing Group. At Simon & Schuster Children’s, Ian Reilly has been promoted to VP, Demand Planning and Reprint Reproduction, while Katherine Devendorf moves up to Director, Managing Editorial, and Chelsea Morgan becomes Senior Production Editor. Julie Doebler is now Production Director for Aladdin and Pulse, where Sara Berko becomes Senior Production Manager. Elizabeth Blake-Linn has been promoted to Production Director for Atheneum Books, McElderry Books, Beach Lane Books, and Sara Press. At Simon & Schuster, Amanda Lang becomes Senior Publicity Manager. At Atheneum, Alexa Pastor is now Editor.

Cynthia Lasky moves up to SVP, Group Sales Director, Random House and Crown, and Candice Chaplin becomes VP, Backlist Sales, Penguin Random House Adult. Christopher Dufault has been promoted to VP, Group Sales Director, Knopf Doubleday, following the retirement of Janet Cooke. Similarly, Lauren Monaco, VP, Group Sales Director, Penguin Publishing Group, will expand her oversight to all of the division’s imprints when John Lawton retires in the spring. At Random House Children’s, Caroline Abbey is now Editorial Director, Audrey Steuerwald becomes Assistant Art Director, and Hanna Glidden moves up to Associate Director, Publishing Operations. Bria Sanford has been promoted to Executive Editor, Portfolio, and Editorial Director, Sentinel. Leah Trouwborst moves up to Editor at Portfolio and Sentinel. At Penguin Books, Sam Raim has been promoted to Editor, while Margo Schickmanter moves up to the same position at Doubleday. And at Berkley, Fareeda Bullert is now Senior Marketing Manager, while Kristine Swartz becomes Editor and Sarah Blumenstock becomes Associate Editor.

At the University of Chicago Press, Levi Stahl has become Marketing Director, Books Division.

At Westwood Creative Artists, Meg Wheeler has been promoted to Associate Agent.

Naomi Gibbs has been promoted to Senior Editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Emma Gordon moves up to Publicist.

Eric Duggan and Adria Martin have both been promoted to Marketing Manager at Amazon Publishing, where Laura Barrett is now Production Manager. Ashley Vanicek moves up to PR Specialist, supporting Lake Union Publishing and Thomas & Mercer.

At Holiday House, Mora Couch has been promoted to Associate Editor.

Julia Ringo has been promoted to Associate Editor at Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

At All Points Books, Pronoy Sarkar has joined as Associate Editor, moving over from the same title at Picador USA.

At BookBub, Annie Stone becomes Publisher Relations Lead.

Rachel Gilmer is now Assistant Content Editor at Sourcebooks.

At Princeton University Press, Thalia Leaf has been promoted to Assistant Editor for History.

In other distribution news: eight clients of the University Press of New England, which is closing at the end of the year, will move to the Chicago Distribution Center. They are Autumn House Press, Brandeis University Press, Carnegie Mellon University Press, Dartmouth College Press, New Issues Poetry & Prose, Oberlin College Press, Omnidawn Publishing, and 2Leaf Press. And, beginning January 1, IPG will handle print distribution in the US and Canada for three Spanish-language publishers: Ediciones Larousse, Cinco Tintas, and Akiara Books.

LSC Communications has bought Elsevier’s Linn, MI fulfillment and distribution center. All Elsevier employees at the facility will be transferred to LSC in 2019. As a result of this sale, LSC will provide fulfillment and distribution services for Elsevier’s US markets, as well as the warehouse’s other clients, in a multiyear agreement.

Mary Anne Thompson Associates now serves as US book scout for Neri Pozza in Italy, while Liz Gately now scouts for Tchelet in Israel.

Portfolio is adding a new line, Optimism Press, in 2019. Simon Sinek will serve as “chief optimist,” with Adrian Zackheim to serve as publisher.

John Wiley and Sons has announced a new partnership between Wiley Digital Archives and the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers.

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Fri, 07 Dec 2018 16:50:54 +0000http://www.publishingtrends.com/?p=8191Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Why are American books so long? What are book critics for? How has the president changed publishing this year? Do...Continue Reading

]]>Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know.